soberba
Portuguese, noun/soˈbeʁ.bɐ/
soberba is spelled S-O-B-E-R-B-A (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Soberba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pride” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of soberbo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “orgulho em alto grau”.
What does soberba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepride
- 2
femininearrogance, presumption
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of soberbo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. orgulho em alto grau 2. arrogância, presunção 3. sentimento desdenhoso de superioridade para com o próximo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of soberba
- soberbas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce soberba?
- Brazil /soˈbeʁ.bɐ/
- Brazil [soˈbeɦ.bɐ]
- /soˈbeɾ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to soberba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is soberba in Portuguese?
soberba appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).